Chapter 48: Smile Boy, Appears! (cont.)

But there was no explanation.

Shirou hadn't considered this either. He had only thought about the lock being reinforced with magical energy and forgotten that the lock itself was difficult to break.

"Honestly—"

Golden hair brushed across the homunculus's face, making her eyes widen.

"Ruler?"

"Let me open it for you." Jeanne d'Arc looked at the homunculus with a complicated expression.

Then, the lock by the door shattered.

With a Servant's arm strength, something like this was far too easy.

"You've been following me all this time?" The homunculus's eyes widened, and a chill ran down her spine.

Ruler could infiltrate like Assassin? That was terrifying.

"I was only secretly following you because I was worried something might happen to you."

"Go. Rescue Berserker. This is as far as I go—"

A roar suddenly rang out, seemingly from the floor above. This place showed signs of collapsing.

And that floor was where the Greater Holy Grail was located!

The medieval castle built by Thousand Tree was extremely unstable now. The ceiling had begun to shake, and even falling stones crashed down beside the homunculus girl.

The homunculus did not have much time left!

She hurried into the holding chamber.

Moonlight streamed down from the sky, reflecting a sharp gleam off Spartacus's iron-blue skin.

White vapor poured from his mouth. His smile was simply too dazzling, and even his exposed teeth gleamed bright white.

"Who's there?"

Inside the holding chamber, in places hidden from view through the iron-barred window, there were still several homunculus guards.

The girl had not expected these homunculi to appear at all, and they were even aiming their weapons at her.

"It... it's me." Looking at the magecraft they had prepared, the homunculus girl could only step forward and do her utmost to show that she posed